Lauren Johnson ^Featured

As a dedicated and compassionate licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Johnson specializes in helping older adolescents and adults navigate life’s challenges while cultivating fulfilling and meaningful lives. With a deep commitment to supporting her clients, she works collaboratively to help them uncover new perspectives, live in alignment with their values, and experience joy and gratitude, even amidst chronic health conditions or life-changing injuries.

Dr. Johnson believes in approaching therapy with openness, curiosity, and a personalized touch, forging a strong therapeutic alliance with each client. She views every person as a multi-dimensional individual and tailors each treatment plan to address their unique needs. She employs evidence-based therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) along with Motivational Interviewing (MI) to help individuals experience growth, resilience, and emotional well-being.

Dr. Johnson has extensive experience helping individuals overcome a wide range of mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and substance use disorders. She has also supported clients navigating life transitions, occupational stress, sleep disturbances, grief, parenting challenges, and interpersonal difficulties. Her career began with providing mental health services for clients facing life-threatening conditions including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and HIV, while also serving as a research therapist for individuals with advanced cancer and cystic fibrosis.

In addition to her clinical expertise, Dr. Johnson is board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine, helping clients optimize their overall well-being through science-based adjustments in areas such as physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management, social interaction, and substance avoidance.

Most recently, Dr. Johnson served as an active-duty psychologist at Joint Base Andrews and Robins Air Force Base, where she helped clients manage mental health challenges as well as orthopedic injuries, traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain, gastrointestinal conditions, and chronic fatigue.

Dr. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts with triple majors in Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy from Vanderbilt University and holds a Master of Education in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University. She completed a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University. Additionally, she earned a graduate certificate in Complementary and Integrative Therapies from Drexel University.